Height variations caused by mass change make an important contribution to the tectonic uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP). To study the deformation attributable to hydrological loading and real potential tectonic vertical motion, satellite gra...
The scope of this study is to analyze the variations in the mixing layer height (MLH) under different cloud conditions on a daily and monthly basis. For this scope, the data of the first five months from the Campbell ceilometer CS135 were analyzed. T...
The evolution of the 4-variate probability distribution of the diameter at the breast height, total height, crown base height, and crown width against the age in a forest stand is of great interest to forest management and the evaluation of forest re...
The weakness of the population matrix models is that they do not take into account the variation inside the class. In this study, we introduce an approach to add height variation of the trees to the diameter-structured matrix models. In this approach...
Almost half of the Earth’s land is covered by large river basins. Temporal variations of hydrological masses induce time-varying gravitational potential and temporal mass loading that deforms the Earth’s surface. These phenomena cause tem...
In this paper, the authors describe the realization and testing of a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) framework aiming at measuring, remotely and in real time, the level variations of the sand layer of sandy beaches or dunes. The proposed framework is b...
Intra-order trait variation is a key driver of aboveground shoot performance at different branch basal heights. Although the basic light exposure and nutrient supply to shoots vary with branch basal height, most studies have focused on inter-order va...
Spatial variation of tropical forest tree height is a key indicator of ecological processes associated with forest growth and carbon dynamics. Here we examine the macroscale variations of tree height of humid tropical forests across three continents...
Due to the rapid advancement of urbanization, traffic–related pollutants in street canyons have emerged as the primary source of PM2.5, adversely impacting residents’ health. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce PM2.5 concentrations. In t...
One of the quintessential goals of musical instrument acoustics is to improve the perceived sound produced by, e.g., a violin. To achieve this, the connections between physical (mechanical and geometrical) properties and perceived sound output need t...
Acquiring reliable estimates of the Antarctic Ice Sheet surface mass balance is essential for trustworthy predictions of its evolution and future contribution to sea level rise. Snow height variations, i.e., the net change of the surface elevation re...
Seasonal variations are significant in currents in the Makassar Strait, 80% of the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, and they are in phase with both the monsoon and the sea surface height anomaly (SSHA) difference bet...
Physical heights were traditionally determined without considering the dynamic processes of the Earth induced from temporal mass variations. The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission provided valuable data that allow the estimation...
In racing cars, a low ride height is crucial for inverted wings and ground-effect systems to function effectively, significantly enhancing aerodynamic performance but also increasing sensitivity to pitch and roll variations. However, the specific imp...
Background/Objectives: The 2019 Swiss growth references for height, weight, and BMI were based on a large dataset from the German-speaking part of Switzerland (Cohort 2019). The current study aimed to ensure national representativeness by proportiona...
Multi-inlet cyclone separators can play a vital role in industrial processes by enhancing particle separation efficiency and minimizing energy consumption. This numerical study investigates multi-inlet cyclone separators to enhance their performance...
This research is part of a wider study on the sustainability of high-rise buildings within the urban environment. The focus here is on wind and temperature stratifications per different height through in situ monitoring on a high-rise residential tow...
The shadow-height method has been extensively used to extract the heights of buildings from the shadows they cast in non-stereo (single view) aerial and satellite imagery. However, the use of this method in Earth sciences has been limited, partially...
In this study, we compared two sets of antenna phase center corrections for groups of the same type of antenna mounted at the continuously operating global navigation satellite system (GNSS) reference stations. The first set involved type mean models...
Measuring canopy height is important for phenotyping as it has been identified as the most relevant parameter for the fast determination of plant mass and carbon stock, as well as crop responses and their spatial variability. In this work, we develop...
As the capital of China and a densely populated major city, the characteristics of Beijing’s near-surface wind field change significantly with the increase in the density of underlying urban structures. The high randomness of natural wind makes...
Although cities only account for 3% of the global land area, they have disproportionately contributed 70% of total anthropogenic CO2 emissions; the main issue in estimating urban anthropogenic CO2 emissions is their large uncertainty. Tower-based atm...
Mass redistribution of the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial water storage generates crustal displacements which can be predicted by environmental loading models and observed by the Global Positioning System (GPS). In this paper, daily height time...
This study investigated the effects of forest type, leaf area index (LAI), canopy cover (CC), tree density (TD), and the coefficient of variation of tree height (CVTH) on the accuracy of different individual tree segmentation methods (i.e., canopy he...
In southern Australia, many native mammals and birds rely on hollows for sheltering, while hollows are more likely to exist on dead trees. Therefore, detection of dead trees could be useful in managing biodiversity. Detecting dead standing (snags) ve...
A phase-shifting shearing interference microscope (PSSIM) is introduced in this paper. It is constructed by placing a Savart shear prism between the objective and sample of a polarizing microscope with a rotatable analyzer as the phase-shifter, and i...
Gas extraction in the pressure-relief area using the depressurization effect of seam mining is an effective way to solve coal-mine gas problems. In this paper, we performed numerical modelling of the 204 working face via FLAC 3D, by which the stress...
This study presents a 31-year (1993–2023) wave hindcast using a high-resolution two-domain nested numerical wave model implemented with Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN). The spatiotemporal variability and long-term trends of two wave parameter...
Large amounts of aerosols remain in the residual layer (RL) after sunset, which may be the source of the next day’s pollutants. However, the characteristics of the nocturnal residual layer height (RLH) and its effect on urban environment pollution ar...
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of height-adjustable standing desks on time-series variation in sedentary behavior (SB) among primary school children. Thirty-eight children aged 11–12 years (22 boys and 16 girls) fro...
Cloud-top heights (CTH), as one of the representative variables reflecting cloud macro-physical properties, affect the Earth–atmosphere system through radiation budget, water cycle, and atmospheric circulation. This study compares the CTH from passiv...
Geophysical processes within the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) play important roles in the energy, momentum, and particle exchanges in the lower atmosphere. The height of the ABL top (ABL height; ABLH) decides the depth of these ABL processes. To...
Plant height is a key agronomic trait influencing both seed production and yield in hybrid rice. In the elite japonica hybrid ‘Shenyou 26’, optimal plant height differences between the restorer line (‘Shenhui 26’) and the male...
Sensing distance and speed have crucial effects on the data of active and passive sensors, providing valuable information relevant to crop growth monitoring and environmental conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of sens...
The planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) in coastal Arctic regions is influenced by sea breeze circulation. However, the specific mechanisms through which sea breeze affects PBLH evolution remain insufficiently explored. This study uses meteorologi...
Previous research has shown that the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) prefers larger trees, potentially making this a key factor influencing koala habitat quality. Generally, tree height is considered at regional scales which may overlook variation at...
As semiconductor technology and process nodes advance, three-dimensional devices like FinFET and NSFET are increasingly becoming the primary choice, replacing planar MOSFETs. However, the complex manufacturing processes and high process sensitivity o...
Resonance boards of Chinese traditional instruments such as the Guzheng and Guqin typically are arched, with the arch height influencing their resonance characteristics. This study focuses on Paulownia wood utilized for resonance boards. The bottom s...
Ricinus communis is a significant economic crop, where plant height and stress tolerance are critical factors influencing both yield and quality. The variation in plant height is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, with environmenta...
Sea-level monitoring is important for the safety of coastal cities and analysis of ocean and climate. Sea levels can be estimated based using the global navigation satellite system–interferometry reflectometry (GNSS–IR). The frequency in...
The ability of plants to alter specific combinations of leaf traits during development and in response to abiotic stress is crucial for their success and survival. While there are numerous studies on the variation of leaf traits within the canopies o...
Estimating the height component of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) stations is widely known to be more challenging than estimating the horizontal position. In this study, we utilized height time series data from 37 continuous GNSS stations...
Forest biodiversity is a key element to support ecosystem functions. Measuring biodiversity is a necessary step to identify critical issues and to choose interventions to be applied in order to protect it. Remote sensing provides consistent quality a...
Pedestrian wind comfort is a critical factor in the design of sustainable and livable dense urban areas. This study systematically investigates the effects of surrounding building height and wind incidence angle on pedestrian-level wind conditions, a...
Weeds pose a ubiquitous challenge to researchers as a source of unintended variation on crop yield and other metrics in designed experiments, creating a need for practical and spatially comprehensive techniques for weed detection. To that end, imager...
As machine learning becomes more integrated into atmospheric science, XGBoost has gained popularity for its ability to assess the relative contributions of influencing factors in the atmospheric boundary layer height. To examine how these factors var...
Better information regarding the spatial variability of height, Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) and stocking could improve inventory estimates at the operational Planning Unit since these parameters are used extensively in allometric equations, inclu...
Grazing environment plays a key role in the welfare of domestic herbivores. In the UK, donkeys are typically kept on species-poor, agriculturally improved grasslands that offer limited dietary and behavioural opportunities. Obesity, driven by low exe...
This work presents the use of two elastic lidar systems to assess the horizontal variation of the PBL height (PBLH) and aerosol layer aloft in the São Paulo Megacity. These two lidars performed simultaneous measurements 10.7 km apart in a high...
Subsoiling is an effective practice to promote better soil water infiltration and crop growth. The information regarding the variation and persistence of subsoiling effects with different soil disturbance on soil properties and crop growth was absent...
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